Bangalore vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$216	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$1067
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	4
😀 Quality of life	63	54
🏙️ Population	12.3M	24.5K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 49% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 8636th and 5614th ($507 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in India and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check India vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 5497th and 6384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Kingstown

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	Bangalore	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$10636

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$303
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$339
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$320
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$332
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$283
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$232
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$302
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$274
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$331
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$330
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$306
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$348
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$339
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$313
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$318
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$264
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$322
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$294
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$259
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$312
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$315
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$250
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$409
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$290
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$379
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$325
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$359
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$508
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$265
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$335
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$317
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$342
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$329
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$372
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$317
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$333
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$268
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793